2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPaul Manafort tricked Trump into switching from Christie to Pence by faking airplane malfunction
Donald Trumps former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, reportedly bamboozled his boss into switching his vice presidential pick from embattled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) by staging an airplane malfunction.
In July, The New York Times reported that Trump and Pence impromptu dinner after the GOP candidates plane was grounded by mechanical problems.
And at some point during the evening, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Pence if he would say yes, were Mr. Trump to offer him the No. 2 slot, according to the Times. But a Sunday report in the New York Post revealed that Manafort took the dramatic step of lying to Trump about mechanical problems with the plane after his boss tentatively selected Christie for the V.P. slot.
Trump had wanted Christie but Bridgegate would have been the biggest national story, Trump source told the Post. Hed lose the advantage of not being corrupt.
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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/paul-manafort-tricked-trump-into-switching-from-christie-to-pence-by-faking-airplane-malfunction/
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)There are so many of these stories. Only narcissism could explain his picture of himself as the one always doing the manipulating.
Newsweek is publishing another Trump investigation by Kurt Eichenwald tomorrow. Guaranteed to punch new holes in the Trump balloon. Followed by the usual narcissistic rage storm, no doubt, if Trump's handlers don't sedate him.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)He dodged Christie's bridge problem.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)And why? Trump LIKED Christie because he believe Christie admired and looked up to him and he was reeled in by Christie's extended posturing of humble stroking and ass-kissing. Played all the way.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)in something like 4000 court cases, but seemingly there are no records to obtain by subpoena or court order.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)Why are there no records? Sealed? Settled out of court?
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)gathered together to discuss him, say he's ever been diagnosed by a shrink. Have you?
Professionals say narcissists, actually most cluster B types, know they're different but they like themselves that way. Those without consciences, for instance--they typically feel contempt for people constrained by guilt and other human weaknesses.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)But no. He doesn't strike me as the introspective type.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)BainsBane
(53,072 posts)that would have been brought by Christie on the ticket. We're overloaded as it is.
And I don't mean Bridgegate but rather Christie's winning personality.
TeamPooka
(24,256 posts)WTF GOP?
Fools.
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left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Was he the one with Russian connections?